CIPFA Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 162 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 0 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England - 0.028% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.092% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £475 -
England median daily rate £400 £625 -
% change year-on-year -36.00% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

CIPFA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,460 1,083 1,219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 30.81% 30.27% 26.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 981 615 794
10th Percentile £250 £220 £256
25th Percentile £400 £356 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.66% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £600 £585 £630
90th Percentile £700 £675 £708
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 69 80
10th Percentile £16.34 £18.03 £16.25
25th Percentile £22.16 £22.22 £29.58
Median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +39.88% -29.62% +78.92%
75th Percentile £60.61 £51.91 £46.89
90th Percentile £72.19 £73.80 £55.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £52.50
% change year-on-year -45.54% -12.04% +16.67%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIPFA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

CIPFA job vacancy trend in the North of England

CIPFA
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIPFA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIPFA